(THE NEWS) LAHORE: Justice Project Pakistan (JPP), a non-profit organisation working for prisoners’ rights, on Monday furnished a report before the Lahore High Court pertaining to ordeal of Pakistani citizens
2,795 Pakistanis languishing in Saudi jails, court told
(THE NATION – Fida Hussnain) LAHORE – Justice Project Pakistan, a non-profit organisation working for prisoners’ rights, on Monday informed the Lahore High Court that at least 67 Pakistanis have
LHC orders convict transfer treaty with Saudi to be presented in court
(DAWN – Rana Bilal) The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday ordered the federal government to present in court the soon-to-be signed agreement for the repatriation of convicts between Pakistan
“CAUGHT IN A WEB”: Treatment of Pakistanis in the Saudi Criminal Justice System
PAKISTANI MIGRANT WORKERS CAUGHT IN SAUDI CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM FACE SEVERE LEGAL ABUSE, REPORT FINDS ISLAMABAD, 5 March, 2018: New research by Justice Project Pakistan and Human Rights Watch finds
Pakistani Prisoners Abroad
Pakistanis Imprisoned Abroad/ Encouraged by the state, millions of Pakistanis emigrate to foreign lands every year. However, despite its dependence on the remittances sent back by these workers, Pakistan must
#WeMatter – Pakistanis Jailed Abroad
What happens if you are arrested abroad as a Pakistani? How would your family cope with the loss of their loved one, waiting for years, unsure if they’ll ever see
Imdad Ali
Imdad Ali, 57 year-old severely mentally ill prisoner, has suffered more than 18 years on death row without proper treatment. He was sentenced to death in 2002 for fatally shooting a religious
Migration, Remittances and Imprisonment
An analysis on the plight of Pakistanis imprisoned abroad reveals that the number of overseas prisoners and executions has increased in the past five years due to the lack of
More Pakistani prisoners in Gulf countries now than in 2014
(SAMAA TV) There has been an increase in the number of prisoners abroad since 2014, especially in Gulf countries, according to a Justice Project Pakistan report. The report titled ‘Migration,
How poor Pakistanis are tricked into becoming drug mules
(THE ECONOMIST) THE LAST time Abdul Haq saw his son, the young man was bound for a new life, with a work visa in his new passport and a lucrative